The Hazleton Area Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Hazleton Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Hazleton Area proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Crestwood 8-7. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kayla Lagowy
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The team relied heavily on Kayla Lagowy, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Hannah Matyas also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Lagowy wasn't the only one making solid contact: Hazleton Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Wilkes-Barre hadn't done well against Pittston recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Wolfpack walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Patriots. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wolfpack as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jordan Prushinski was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Prushinski was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hope Burke was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Omaryze Contreras, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Hazleton Area's record now sits at 4-1. As for Wilkes-Barre, their record is now 2-5.
Hazleton Area came up short against Wilkes-Barre in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 9-6. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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